Trigrams - Kan (Water) Trigram
Overview of Kan Trigram
Kan Central Filled – with the Yang line in the middle, flanked by two Yin lines. The Yang line represents motion, water flowing between two riverbanks. The Kan Trigram (坎) symbolizes Water (水). Kan's element is Water, thriving in Winter and weakening in the Dragon (3), Dog (6), Ox (9), and Goat (12) months.
The Kan Trigram represents Water, and in the family corresponds to the middle son. It symbolizes hardship and difficulties.
The Kan Trigram signifies:
| Direction: | Pre-Heaven: West Post-Heaven: North |
| Meaning: | Danger, flowing river, abyss, Moon. |
| Body Part: | Ear |
| Quality: | Dangerous |
| Stage/State: | In Motion |
| Symbolic Animal: | Pig (豕) |
Is Kan Trigram favorable or unfavorable?
Poem about the Kan Trigram:
Building, marriage, and peace in disputes.
Illness and ailments shall pass.
All work undertaken prospers.
Marriage alliances endure.
Support arrives from above.
Offers of assistance arise.
In past years, difficulties were numerous.
In Spring, prosperity grows.
Exercise caution, safeguard wealth.
Trust few, and avoid treachery.
Interpretation: Family affairs are stable. Legal disputes are successful. Trade should be cautious. Pursue honor and position. Travel is safe. Wealth is attainable. Harmonious marriage. Seek spiritual assistance in illness. Partnership may betray. Building and relocating bring peace. Lost items likely found in the North.
Kan Trigram in the I Ching
Kan as the Upper Trigram symbolizes: Water – Rain – Snow – Pig – Middle son – Riverbed – Ear – Blood – Moon – Thief – Sound instruments – Thorn bushes – Fish – Roof – Prickly pear fruit – Fox – Amphibious animals – Salt – Alcohol – Pickled meat – Objects with seeds – Black color.
Kan as the Lower Trigram symbolizes: Juicy fruit – Objects with seeds – Pig – Fish – Bow – Wheel rim – Water container – Water creatures – Salt – Alcohol – Black color.
Kan in the Trigram Divination System:
| Weather: | Rain – Moon – Snow – Mist |
| Geography: | Northern direction – Lakes and rivers – Streams, springs, wells – Marshy lands |
| People: | Middle son – Traveler – Boatman – Thief |
| Personality: | Dangerous, lowly – Outwardly gentle – Internally greedy – Drifting and unsettled |
| Body: | Ear – Blood – Kidneys |
| Seasons: | Winter, November – Years, months, days, and hours of Rat (Zi) – Days numbered 1, 6 |
| Animals: | Pig – Fish – Aquatic animals |
| Objects: | Juicy fruit – Objects with vapor – Flexible items like a bow or wheel rim – Wine and water containers |
| Housing: | In the North – Near water – Elevated house near water – Alcohol and tea houses – Damp homes |
| Family: | Unstable, secretive – Guard against theft |
| Marriage: | Favor for marriage with middle son – Home in Northern region – Challenging to form alliances |
| Food: | Pork – Alcohol – Cold flavors – Sea food – Sour soup – Fish – Foods with blood – Marinated items – Water-grown foods – Foods with bones |
| Birth: | Risky birth – Favorable for second child – Loss likely in Dragon, Dog, Ox, Goat months – Favorable for North |
| Career: | Difficulty in advancement – Risk of danger – Jobs related to fisheries, salt, rivers, lakes – Brewing and pickling jobs |
| Plans: | Unfavorable for schemes – Success unlikely – Favorable in Autumn and Winter |
| Trade: | Risky transactions – Guard against losses – Prefer trade by water and with fish, salt, wine, and waterfront people |
| Wealth: | Losses likely – Favor wealth near water – Caution for stealthy losses |
| Travel: | Not advisable – Travel by boat – Prefer Northern direction – Guard against theft – Avoid dangers |
| Meetings: | Difficult – Prefer meeting people near water – Advantageous to meet people with Water characters in names |
| Health: | Ear ailments – Blood disorders – Kidney issues – Cold ailments |
| Legal: | Unfavorable – Stealthy intentions – Risk of severe losses – Troubles in legal disputes |
| Burial: | Good burial location in the North – Near water sources – Difficulties in burial |
| Colors: | Black |
| Flavors: | Salty – Sour |
| Numbers: | 1, 6 |
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